Dunmore Proclamation

The Dunmore Proclamation was a document signed on 7 November 1775 by John Murray, better known as "Lord Dunmore", declaring martial law in the Thirteen Colonies and promising freedom for slaves that joined the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. 80,000 to 100,000 slaves fled their plantations to join the British Army or the Continental Army, and the proclamation also freed several women, who would go on to become servants to British officers.